I don't know, man. If I'm given the choice to pay via the App Store or via, ostensibly, an unknown payment system - I'm going for the App Store 100% of the time.
I'm not sure how that is good for developers.
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Epic Games Loses Again in Battle With Apple Over App Store Rules
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I don't know, man. If I'm given the choice to pay via the App Store or via, ostensibly, an unknown payment system - I'm going for the App Store 100% of the time.
I'm not sure how that is good for developers.
I love this gif... I can't stop laughing at it!What in the world is he talking about 😂 sounds like a high school drama. 🎭
Out of everything to cancel, is this still a thing? Also, which is cheaper, [01] paying legal fees for all the publicity on and on or [02] advertising?
I know what block the blue is. That doesn't make his rantings any less stupid. He sounds like a petulant man-child. I think both defending Twitter checkmarks and also boycotting people with checkmarks are equally stupid. There are far more pressing matters in the world than this.You have to know what #BlockTheBlue is first to understand what he's talking about.
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Block The Blue, often posted under the hashtag #BlockTheBlue, is an informal Twitter campaign that began in late 2022, which aims to encourage Twitter userknowyourmeme.com
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Some Twitter users are taking a dim view of those opting to pay $8 to keep their blue checkmarks after Elon Musk decided to start charging for them.www.businessinsider.com
It's no different than talking to your grandparents about cryptocurrencies and blockchain. If they don't know what crypto and blockchain are, they'll be just as confused
I'm in favor of opening the walled garden. Let the people be free to add what they like. This could be a boom in innovation and more cool apps.
The amount of people who support the forced opening-up, through direct government intervention of Apple's application distribution framework shows one just how lost the plot is now. For the truth, in this Satanic world, is often tucked away behind some simple reversal: Perhaps it is not Apple who is doomed; rather, it is all of us.
Personally I buy Apple precisely because it has the walled garden.
If people want what is on Android, then BUY AN ANDROID and stop complaining about Apple restrictions.
If people want what is on Android, then BUY AN ANDROID and stop complaining about Apple restrictions.
The eu should be taking notes from American courts? If anything they’d be taking notes just to make sure to do the exact opposite.
I doubt lawmakers care about why you bought an iPhone. if the lawmaker decides apple has to allow third party stores apple will have to comply, no matter what you buy iPhones for.
I think the app store itself is probably going to survive. But the requirement to run payments through apple is in jeopardy. And the prohibition of referring users to a payment website directly in the app is almost certainly to go down.
That’s a rather obvious but pointless statement. Of course if ‘the lawmaker’ decides to create a law then Apple will be required to abide by it. Maybe the lawmaker may decide that companies may impose the kind of restrictions Apple does on iOS, something tells me this won’t stop people and organisations like Epic from complaining about it.
Epic has done a great job of making people think they are on their side when the reality is that they want the law changed so they can make even more money.
Forcing Apple to open up does not give users more choice, it gives them less. Right now if you want an open walled ecosystem you can buy Android, if you want a closed one you buy into Apple. If Epic gets its way you will no longer have this choice. For those that say the user can opt to install third party stores and ‘unlock’ their device, this will almost certainly mean that some major App companies will stop offering their software within the Apple AppStore forcing users to unlock their devices if they want to use their online banking app or maybe Google services for example.
We already live in a world where there are far too many rules and regulations that get in the way of companies. Governments and organisations like the EU should not be interfering in business to this extent. Nobody is forced to by an Apple!
Not to sound disagreeable, but your assessment connecting this situation and the public’s opinion is most likely flawed. Outside of us MacRumors types, the general public knows and most likely cares little about this situation between Apple and Epic. They just care that their text message or call goes through.
I love this comment, the real reason people want side loading is to do illegal stuff, plain and simple.
Just get a different garden. There should be more innovation and cool apps there, nothing stopping that from happening in the open garden.
It always amazes me how a democratic country favours walled garden so much.
Agree, Apple have won this case but the regulators are circling. Will be very damaging in the long run.
Yeah totally just illegal stuff. Not like there's a bunch of apps Apple refuses to let be on the App Store that Google allows on it's Play Store, like retro game emulators, virtual machine managers for iPadOS, iOS themes, corny apps (you know what I mean by "corny",) and other app types Apple for some reason don't allow.
Apple hits another low note with the App Store
Apple should reconsider its ban on the iDOS app, a fun nod to the past.
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Also I hate the term "sideloading." Let's call it what it actually is: Installing software. Apple and Google have gaslit y'all into thinking installing any app not in their App Stores is taboo, despite the fact the Mac can do this just fine.
Still do not understand this whole issue. Don't like Apples system (alot of people don't) then buy Android. Like Apples setup then buy apple. Wanna sell on Apple then follow their rules.....wanna sell on android follow their rules. Want to eat at a local steakhouse then you must wear a shirt and shoes....else eat at another restaurant that doesn't have standards like that.
I can't believe I'd ever say this, but I believe the EU will be on the right side of history regarding its App Store policy. Hopefully US Congress shows some fortitude to bring clarity to this issue at a Federal level as well. But lobbyists in the USA are strong...